Easer joint



EASER JOINT R. S. BOHANNAN Filed Sept. 26. 1925 gnwcrlcz R. 5. OHRNNHN Cl'cmcaj April 10, 1928.

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Patented Apr. 10, 1928,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT S. BOHANNAN, OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, ASSIGNOR TO H. M. BARRETT, OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA.

EASER JOINT.

Application led. September 26,1925.

My invention relates to an easer rail joint adapted to bridge a track joint trom a stationary to a movable section ot the track, so as to prevent pounding from the passing wheels.

The chief objects ot my present invention are to design seats for the easer rail which are standard and available tor use on right r lett hand, at either end of the rail, and which are adapted to support the rail so as to avoid the necessity ot' cutting away part of the tread of the track rails. My invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the preferred embodiment ot my invention,

and in which:

Figure l is a plan view of a portion of one line of track rails equipped with my invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of Figure l..

Figure 3 is a sectional end elevation of the rail and the easer joint and a portion ot a wheel and its axle.

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the drawings.

As illustrated, l designates a stationary approach rail, and 2 an aligned movable rail, which, in the present instance, is a scale rail` (The crosstie supports and the scale are omitted for the sake ot olearness.) An easer bar 8, which serves to bridge the joint between the rails l and 2, has sloping ends 4 leading upwardly towards its center portion, which is disposed at break joints with the rails l and 2 and with its tread level slightly above the level ot' said latter rails. The easer bar is provided at one end with a hole for the reception of a bolt 5, which is adapted to pass through a slot in a cast-steel riser block 6 and through the rail 1.

The riser block 6 is formed with an upwardly-opening, elongated channel or recess T making it U-shaped in transverse crosssection and has reversely sloping bottom walls 8 and 9 interposed between an outer vertical web 10 and an inner vertical web l1, which latter is adapted to iit snugly between the tread and base of the rail l, with the bottom wall of the block resting' on the base of the rail l, The outer and inner webs are provided with inclined slots l2, parallel with the adjacent bottom walls 8 and 9, and it is through these slots that the bolt 5 passes to secure Serial No. 58,927.

one end of the easer rail in position on the riser block.

l/Vhen the apparatus is being assembled, the riser' blocks 6 are spaced apart a suliicient distance so that the ends ot the easer bar 3, where they rest on the inclined faces 8 and 9, are raised sufficiently to bring the tread of the easer bar slightly above the tread of the rail 1. This spacing varies with the size of the rail with which the bar -is associated. The easer bar 3 is made `o'i hardcned steel, with the holes already provided in the ends thereof, so that by making the slots l2 parallel with the inclined faces 8 and 9 of the riser block 6, the holes in the ends of the easer bar always lie opposite the slots 12, whatever the linear adjustment of the riser blocks. The riser block wall l1 carries end flanges, which are secured by bolts 13 to the web Ot the rail l, and the base of the riser block is adapted to receive spikes or anchor bolts through the holes la, which will secure it in position. The cast-steel riser block at the other or :tar end of the easer bar, is an exact duplicate ot that already described. It is obvious that by adjusting the spacing between the riser blocks, the easer bar can be raised or lowered so that it will work with the various standard sizes of track rail, and by having the reverse bevels at each end it is obvious that only a single standard riser block is required to be stocked.

In operation, having mounted the riser blocks the proper distance apart and drilled a hole through the web of each ot' the rails l and 2 for the bolts 5, and also having` drilled the webs of said rails to receive the bolts 13, the blocks are anchored in position, the easer bar is dropped in place and the bolts 5 inserted through the holes in the pivoted ends of the bar and through the slots and rails, and is made secure. The device is then ready for service and will, as shown in Figure 3, engage the tread of the wheel l5 and ride it over the oint between the rails l and 2 and ease it down onto the scale rails 2 without harming such rails or damaging the scale.

What I claim is:

l. An easer rail appliance for relatively movable aligned rails of tracks, comprising duplicate riser blocks, shaped at one side to inter-fit with the adjacent track rail, and having an open slot disposed parallel with CID the railand'oflsetfrom the sides ofthe Etread tweenfa stationary anda movable traclc rail,-

comprising riserblocksV adapted to be rigidly Iattached tothe Sidesof the a-dJacent rai-lfends',l beveledfseatsfin said riser blocliis adapted AAto support an caser.` bar lalongside the ninclianged ytread oty the :adjacent rails, Y said easer-'cbar havingber'eled treadends and` havingatrone end a hole and a boltadapted s to passmtlirough: said hole and anchor 'said bar fand a riser block to the adjacent' rail end. 3. An easer'V railf appliancc for aligned Withirespect to the other7 comprising a pair ofA duplicatel riser =blocl-;s i snugly fitting against the web k'and-iiianges of-tlie respective* rails,1 rinclined supporting faces provided on the riser blocks and onset* from the side'of` the rail ftre'ads, and an ea'serbar pivotallyfnioiinted falongside the respective rails :iii positioiiito Vbridge the space between the rail ends andresting)r on the inclined sup porting faces. i

4. An easer rail "appliance for aligned sta tionar'y andmOVa-blerailS, comprising pair of duplicate riserf'blocks,j U-shaped in -crosssection, with the i bottoms-of the U-shapes inclinecldownwardly; said'riser blocks each having. onewsidefsnugly. vittinguthelrecess 'i joint between f formed by the Webfand flange/of the? asso ciated rail, and being` attached thereto7 and an caser bar disposed alongside the rails and bridging tliespaceibetween the riser `blocks andrestingl on the inclined bottoms of the riser blocks. V

5. Aneasei rail appliance for aligned Stationary. and movable rails, comprising a pair oic duplicate riser blocks, U-shaped in cross-section7 Vwith the Ybottoms of the `U- shapes f inclined downwardly, blocks each having one side snugly fitting the recess formed-by the yweb and iange of tlie'associated rail, and being attached there-v to, an caser bai' disposed alongsidetlie railsand bridging the space between `the riser said "riser blocks' and restingon the inclinedhbottoms of the riser blocks, and-means for pivotally connecting the ends of the caser .bar to the IWebs of therails through the riser blocks.

6. An caser rail appliance. for aligned sta-k tionariT andmovablewiails,I comprising a pair of duplicateriser blocksfU-shaped in crosssection,y with the bottoms of the U-shapes inclined downwardly, said riser *blocks each 'having'` one side Vsnugly fitting the recess formed Vby tliemveb yandflange off-.the asso- H oiated rail, and being attached thereto7 an veasenbai' disposed alongsidev the rails and bridging the space between the riserbloclrs and restingvon the inclinedbottonis of the riser blocks, ineaiis for pivotally connecting;

the ends of the easerbar tothewebso" the rails through, the riser blocks, andeiiiclined `slots provided in the -riser blocksV parallel to the inclinedV bottoinstlieieo' .for positioning #the piif'ote'dconnection. A

In testimony whereof aixlniy signa,

alture.

RoBERrs. BoHANNAN., 

